Cotton Candy Mousse

Everyone always asks what Mom wants for breakfast in bed. I’m going to let you in on a little secret: Mom doesn’t want breakfast in bed; she wants brunch. Seriously people, it’s the 21st century…haven’t we been over this? Mom wants to sleep. The end.

Okay well THIS mom wants to sleep. Don’t get me wrong- I’m a morning person. I enjoy getting up with the kids. The worst part however is hitting the ground running. I usually wake up to the sound of our toddler crashing things around in his room. Once children realize that you are awake they want to play and read and run and jump and eat NOW.

Also this mom wants a little pink in her life. Pink things just taste better don’t you think? If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen a few teasers about this post. I just can’t help myself; pink things are photogenic. When I saw this Jelly Belly Cotton Candy Syrup I knew immediately that I was going to make something with it: Cotton Candy Mousse! I found mine at Bed Bath and Beyond. You can surely order it online as well. It turns out that even my boys like to eat pink things. They didn’t even mind the polka dot ribbons and tiny spoons.

Ingredients:

Directions:

In the bowl of your mixer combine cream cheese, syrup, and milk until smooth.

Slowly beat in powdered sugar. Then fold in the Cool Whip.

Spoon into 12 dessert shooter glasses or any small serving dishes.

Chill at least 3 hours. Serve cold.

Notes:

I have not tried this recipe with fresh whipped cream so I cannot say what your results would be. If you choose to substitute the Cool Whip for fresh whipped cream I would recommend at least 2 cups of whipped cream.

This was Jelly Belly Cotton Candy flavored syrup intended for making homemade snow cones. There are lots of snow cone syrup flavors available in many stores. Feel free to experiment with different flavors!

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Too funny! I saw the top picture on Pinterest and thought they were candles! I thought, 'when did Katrina start making candles?' LOL! Ah, but cotton candy candles would smell delicious – I love the stuff and I think this mousse would definitely be a hit for me on Sunday! Hint, hint, kids!

I have never understood the breakfast in bed thing–I want to be sleeping! Also, the potential mess stresses me out, but that's just me. Great idea of something to do with flavored syrup and really cute glasses!
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I'm a morning person too, I think it comes with the Mom job 🙂
I'm dreaming of the days Tiffany goes to collage and I get to sleep in (don't kill my dream, please, by telling me I have to wait ~ 16-17 years )
Meanwhile I better check Bed Bath and Beyond for some cotton candy syrup
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Holy Moly! We should be best friends, I love pink too! I have a whole pinboard on pinterest dedicated to pink! I totally understand the toddler thing! My kids wake up and instantly want breakfast, me, I would love a brunch! I need to get some of this syrup, cotton candy is one of my favorite flavors! Yum!
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I found this post though Pinterest. The photo was so beautiful that I just had to come here to read the recipe! Love it! And love your site :-).

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i'm making this for my upcoming baby shower, and i'm wondering if i can prep it a few days early… my family makes a dessert that has a base that starts out very similarly (cream cheese, cool whip) and it starts to get watery after a day or so. it does have fruit in it though, which may be the cause of the excess liquid. any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I would say that a day in advance is about all you are going to get out of this before the texture starts to change. I don't think it would be as watery as a fruit-based dessert but it may start to separate some after a day or so.

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WOW! Just saw a recipe today for Cotton Candy Ice Cream, and was thinking that if I bought a bottle of the Cotton Candy syrup and made the ice cream, how would I ever use up the rest of the bottle after making the ice cream; and here’s the answer for what else I could use it to make!! Thank you!